Question

This author was inspired by a hallucination of William Blake to write a poem about a “corolla of bleary spikes” with “smoke of olden locomotives in its eye.” This author describes a “death full of flowers” after twenty-eight lines that begin with “with your eyes.” A poem by this author describes a group who “threw potato salad at CCNY lecturers on Dadaism” as “angelheaded hipsters.” That poem by this author of “Sunflower Sutra” (10[1])and “Kaddish” declares, “Carl Solomon, I’m with (-5[1])you in Rockland” and begins, “I saw (10[1])the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness.” For 10 points, name this Beat Generation poet of (10[1])“Howl.” ■END■

ANSWER: Allen Ginsberg [or Irwin Allen Ginsberg]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Josh SchmidtLiberty AVirginia Tech A7210
Joseph ColeUNC BAppalachian State A79-5
Malachi LedfordTusculumAppalachian State A8610
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State AUNC B10410

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY2100%0%0%59.50
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%100%106.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1100%0%100%106.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY3100%0%33%87.33
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY10100%0%0%68.30